CVE-2006-2452
N/A
Published: June 9, 2006 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGdm
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
GNOME GDM 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15, when the "face browser" feature is enabled, allows local users to access the "Configure Login Manager" functionality using their own password instead of the root password, which can be leveraged to gain additional privileges.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (14)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0003.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-14.xmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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